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– Lat/Long: 38.88° N 106.94° W

Crested Butte
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
15
SW
15
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
15
14
10
5
3
4
3
2
max °C
-13
-13
-12
-15
-18
-17
-19
-16
-15
-18
-15
-11
-14
-8
-6
-9
-5
-4
-6
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-22
-22
-18
-24
-18
-16
-22
-20
-12
-16
-12
-6
-10
-8
-4
-8
-28
-24
-26
-36
-35
-29
-35
-26
-27
-34
-31
-20
-23
-17
-12
-16
-15
-10
-17
1750
1950
1600
400
850
900
700
1450
1350
0
1400
1800
900
2450
2750
1600
2900
3000
2350
Cloud base (m)
3350
3350
3350
3400
3350
3450
3350
3400
3400
3350
7150
5400
3450
7000
5700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-13-19-20-18-22-17-16-20-18-12-15-10-6-10-7-4-7-9-8-8-15-17-13-17-12-10-17-14-8-12-7-2-6-31-3
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:53

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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 297).
18
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
5 km
Mid: overcast
41 km S
2352m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
48 km SE
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
0
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 319).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
40 minutes ago
-4° C
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 145).
31
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8 km
Mid: overcast
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Buena Vista Airport
72 km E
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.